Naked suspect argues with Athens store manager

Joe Johnson @JoeJohnsonABH

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Sep 7, 2018 at 1:06 PM

A naked shoplifting suspect reportedly argued with a manager at Citi Trends on Lexington Road on Tuesday afternoon when the manager confronted her about taking many items over the three-item limit into a fitting room, Athens-Clarke County police said.

While the manager was trying to convince the suspect to relinquish the items she had in the fitting room, the suspect opened the door and while standing "naked with no attempt to cover herself up began to argue with the manager,” police said.

“The manager believed that the suspect was on drugs as she seemed to be sweating and acting strangely in addition to the naked incident,” according to police,

When stopped at the door, an employee looked inside a bag the suspect was carrying and it contained new clothing that was covered by old clothing, police said.

The woman left the store with the bag after telling the manager she wanted to apply for a job at the store, according to police.

Police said store surveillance video footage of the incident was available for their investigation.

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